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blackhawk

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2015, 05:32:56 pm »
Walnut always looks good all slicked up....to bad its not a better wood for bows...looks like ya chased a heartwood ring on it.

Nice job josh!!! :)

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2015, 05:47:13 pm »
Great looking walnut bow. Cherry bark looks good on pretty much anything. I agree, character makes things tough

Offline Parnell

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2015, 07:18:09 pm »
Very nice Josh!
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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2015, 08:25:22 pm »
Doc,
       Beautiful piece of character Walnut and the bark is nice...Bend looks great and your wife's smile says it all...
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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2015, 09:42:05 pm »
Geat looking bow doc, happy wife happy life :)
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Offline rps3

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2015, 10:17:57 pm »
Looks great Josh, and having applied cherry bark once myself I understand what a pain it can be. Looks like it was worth the effort.

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2015, 06:55:01 am »
Nice stick of walnut trucker! I like that dye job and the waves up top.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #22 on: May 18, 2015, 07:00:51 am »
Thank you kindly fellas!  It is indeed all heartwood.  I chased a ring on a belly split.  A lot of you that have never used walnut may be wondering if it really needs to be as overbuilt as this bow is?  No...it does not.  Momma just likes a really long bow.  To get the best out of it, I had to adjust the tiller a bit.  It shoots nice enough with the adjustment, that I'm considering making myself one of similar specs for 3d shoots.  Thanks for looking!   Josh

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2015, 07:05:34 am »
What dye job Pearly?  I didn't dye anything on it.  I do have some French red sealer/filler that I considered using, but what you see is the natural color with tru-oil applied and nothing else.  Thanks for the kind words though.  Josh

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #24 on: May 18, 2015, 08:08:25 am »
Nice Job Josh,that a way to rack up them brownie points.  :)
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #25 on: May 18, 2015, 08:25:41 am »
Great looking bow Josh.

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #26 on: May 18, 2015, 09:50:01 am »
Another Beauty of a bow.

Offline JonW

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #27 on: May 18, 2015, 12:04:54 pm »
Nice work Josh. The backing looks fantastic.

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #28 on: May 18, 2015, 01:17:46 pm »
That grain is amazing. Beautiful bow!

Offline Josh B

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Re: cherry bark backed black walnut bow
« Reply #29 on: May 18, 2015, 03:11:42 pm »
Thank you fellas!  I appreciate it.  Josh